EP 1832172 A1 20070912 - A method of preparing a ready-to-eat cooked foodstuff
Title (en)
A method of preparing a ready-to-eat cooked foodstuff
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Herstellung eines verzehrfertigen, gekochten Nahrungsmittels
Title (fr)
Procédé pour la préparation d'aliments cuisinés prêts à consommer
Publication
Application
Priority
NL 2006000127 W 20060310
Abstract (en)
One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a ready-to-eat foodstuff, said method comprising the steps of: €¢ applying a fat-based coating to the exterior of an uncooked or incompletely cooked foodstuff; and €¢ contacting the foodstuff with superheated steam having a temperature of 120-300 °C for a period of 0.3-15 minutes, preferably of 1-10 minutes to obtain the ready-to-eat foodstuff. The method of the present invention enables the preparation of ready-to-eat foodstuffs with reduced fat levels as it can suitably be used to replace cooking methods that make use of large quantities of fat, e.g. deep frying and shallow frying. Another aspect of the invention relates to a ready-to-eat doughnut comprising cooked dough, said cooked dough being characterised by a fat content of 4-10 wt.%, a water content of 30-40 wt.% and a specific volume of 2.5-4.5 ml/g, said doughnut being characterised in that the average fat content in the top layer of 1 mm thickness is at least two times higher than the average fat content in the top layer of 5 mm thickness.
IPC 8 full level
A21D 13/00 (2006.01); A23L 1/01 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A23P 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A21D 13/22 (2016.12); A21D 13/60 (2016.12); A23L 5/11 (2016.07); A23L 5/13 (2016.07)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 2004096545 A1 20040520 - HUTCHINSON JEFFREY [GB], et al
- [X] GB 2407958 A 20050518 - FUJI OIL CO LTD [JP]
- [X] GB 2347338 A 20000906 - UNITED BISCUITS LTD [GB]
- [A] WO 9811783 A1 19980326 - HUNTINGTON FOOD PRODUCTS [US]
- [PAD] US 2006182865 A1 20060817 - DILULLO FRANK [US]
- [X] DATABASE WPI Week 198434, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 1984-209337, XP002434794
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1832172 A1 20070912; EP 2007207 A1 20081231; EP 2007207 B1 20150722; ES 2549411 T3 20151027; JP 2007236389 A 20070920; JP 4981487 B2 20120718; PT 2007207 E 20151027; WO 2007105947 A1 20070920
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 07103826 A 20070309; EP 07715914 A 20070309; ES 07715914 T 20070309; JP 2007060692 A 20070309; NL 2007050096 W 20070309; PT 07715914 T 20070309